All that was needed was shrewd questioning...to conclude once again that the symptoms of love were the same as those of cholera. ― Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera

A riddle for you: when is a tax not a tax?

When it is a tithe

When it is insurance

When the Supreme Court says so

All of the above

(snip)Takeguns for example,you may soon need a government mandated insurance policy that will compensate any victims harmed should your firearm accidently and/or randomly discharge itself while a stranger is breaking into your home.

Pretty compelling argument, and one that those of you who clung to the slippery slope theory during the Obamacare debate will recognize:

if the government can force you to purchase a product such as insurance to regulate private activity, is there any human commercial engagement which they could not regulate?

(snip)So: a gun tax it is. What do you suppose the excise tax on these babies is going to be?

Be sure to tune in next week when I cover the newest deficit reduction plan: mandatory insurance on free speech. This policy will provide damages in the event your government regulated hate speech causes lowered self-esteem, dependence on controlled substances or a murderous rampage by the victim of your hate. The O-Team is also considering requiring anyone exercising their First Amendment right to purchase a victim of gun violence policy too. Because even if you dont own a gun, you probably have a big mouth! And if you can afford to shoot off your mouth, you can afford to pay a little bit more. (Media and other propagandist organizations...Read the Rest Here>>>

Mandatory gun insurance is nothing but backdoor gun registration. What happens if you are caught carrying or possessing a gun that has not been "insured" (Orwell-speak for "registered"). What about collectors? If each gun has to be "insured" individually, it could be prohibitively expensive. Which I'm sure is one of their goals.

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posted on 02/11/2013 3:05:42 PM PST
by BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)

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